Chapels

Atlanta small chapels for weddings

4 Atlanta venues that fit, with guests and setting from each venue, and a photographer's notes on how they look.

Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church

Buckhead · Ask the venue · Indoor

Venue	Town	Guests	Setting
Peachtree Presbyterian Church	Buckhead	Up to 80	Indoor
Cathedral of Christ the King	Buckhead	Up to 30	Indoor
Cathedral of St. Philip	Buckhead	Ask the venue	Indoor
Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church	Buckhead	Ask the venue	Indoor

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Small Chapels

Several Atlanta churches keep a chapel beside the main sanctuary, priced on its own and sized for a small wedding. The churches on this page publish their chapel fees or seats.

What To Ask

Ask whether you need to be a member, which officiant may lead the service, and the rules on photography and flash during the ceremony.

How I Would Plan The Photographs

I find where I may stand during the service, then plan family photographs on the steps outside right after.

Groom in a white dinner jacket lit by a window — From Vitor's wedding work

The Venues

What Each One Offers

Buckhead · Up to 80

For a small wedding, look at Wilson Chapel, listed at seats up to 80. A Buckhead Presbyterian church with three ceremony rooms, from the main sanctuary down to the 80 seat Wilson Chapel. Every wedding is officiated by a Peachtree pastor, and premarital counseling is required. Rehearsals are on the Friday before, no later than 5 pm, and ceremonies start no later than 6 pm. The guidebook pages we could read did not say whether membership is required.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Buckhead · Up to 30

Cathedral of Christ the King

For a small wedding, look at D'Youville Chapel, listed at seats 30 and a limited bridal party. The Catholic cathedral on Peachtree Road schedules weddings on Saturdays at noon, 2 pm and 6 pm, with up to three weddings each weekend. Non parishioners can book at the higher rate, and about six months of marriage preparation is required by the Archdiocese. Each party has 75 minutes from the start time to finish the ceremony, photos and cleanup.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Buckhead · Ask the venue

Cathedral of St. Philip

For a small wedding, ask about the Mikell Chapel, which the Cathedral prices separately from the main Cathedral. The Episcopal cathedral on Peachtree Road expects that one of the couple, or a parent, is an active member, and the member rate needs at least one year of membership and a pledge. Members of other Episcopal churches in the Diocese of Atlanta may ask through their own priest. Only an Episcopal priest may officiate, and weddings run only on Saturdays at 2, 3, 6 or 7 pm. Book 90 days to one year ahead.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Buckhead · Ask the venue

Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church

For a small wedding, ask about the Chapel, which the church prices separately from the Sanctuary. A Baptist church on Peachtree Road that books weddings for members and non members at different rates. Couples can hold the ceremony and then a reception in the Fellowship Hall, which comes with linens, dishes, silverware and glassware. A staff minister usually officiates, and outside officiants need approval.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Questions About Atlanta Small Chapels For Weddings

Which of these small chapels for weddings holds the most guests?

Peachtree Presbyterian Church publishes the biggest number, up to 80 guests. The smallest that publishes a count is Cathedral of Christ the King, up to 30.

Do these venues publish their prices?

4 of the 4 do. Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Cathedral of Christ the King, Cathedral of St. Philip, Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church list a price on their own site, and the rest quote by date.

Which ones publish a rain plan?

None of them publish a rain plan online, so ask each one for the backup room in writing and walk it on your tour.

Will you photograph our wedding at one of these?

Yes. I photograph and film weddings all over Atlanta. Check your date and tell me which venue you are looking at.

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Tell me where in Atlanta you are getting married and I will tell you how I would photograph it.

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